The long history of the pearling lugger Trixen
Collection
Trixen
Broome Pearling Lugger
Credit: WA Museum
Trixen is a West Australian pearling lugger originally built in 1904 and later modified to continue pearling operations in north-west Australia into the 1940s. Throughout the life of the Trixen, the vessel has had a series of owners and different purposes. Since the 1970s the boast used variously as a prawn trawler, cargo vessel and yacht.
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